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Nicolas Poussin
French 1594-1665 Nicolas Poussin Galleries
The finest collection of Poussin's paintings, in addition to his drawings, is located in the Louvre in Paris. Besides the pictures in the National Gallery and at Dulwich, England possesses several of his most considerable works: The Triumph of Pan is at Basildon House, near to Pangbourne, (Berkshire), and his great allegorical painting of the Arts at Knowsley. The later version of Tancred and Erminia is at the Barber Institute in Birmingham. At Rome, in the Colonna and Valentini Palaces, are notable works by him, and one of the private apartments of Prince Doria is decorated by a great series of landscapes in distemper.
Throughout his life he stood aloof from the popular movement of his native school. French art in his day was purely decorative, but in Poussin we find a survival of the impulses of the Renaissance coupled with conscious reference to classic work as the standard of excellence. In general we see his paintings at a great disadvantage: for the color, even of the best preserved, has changed in parts, so that the harmony is disturbed; and the noble construction of his designs can be better seen in engravings than in the original. Among the many who have reproduced his works, Audran, Claudine Stella, Picart and Pesne are the most successful.
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The Triumph of Pan
1636(1636)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 135.9 x 146 cm (53.5 x 57.5 in)
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Painting ID:: 83154
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The_Triumph_of_Pan
1636(1636)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 135.9 x 146 cm (53.5 x 57.5 in)
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Self-portrait
1649-1650
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 98 x 74 cm (38.6 x 29.1 in)
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Painting ID:: 83471
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Self-portrait
1649-1650
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 98 x 74 cm (38.6 x 29.1 in)
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Die vier Jahreszeiten
1660 - 1664
Medium Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 83657
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Die_vier_Jahreszeiten
1660 - 1664
Medium Oil on canvas
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Seven Sacraments
Oil on canvas, 95.5 x 121 cm
c. 1637-1640
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Painting ID:: 85663
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Seven_Sacraments
Oil on canvas, 95.5 x 121 cm
c. 1637-1640
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The Finding of Moses
Oil on canvas
Dimensions 94 x 121 cm
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Painting ID:: 85779
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The_Finding_of_Moses
Oil on canvas
Dimensions 94 x 121 cm
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Nicolas_Poussin
French 1594-1665 Nicolas Poussin Galleries
The finest collection of Poussin's paintings, in addition to his drawings, is located in the Louvre in Paris. Besides the pictures in the National Gallery and at Dulwich, England possesses several of his most considerable works: The Triumph of Pan is at Basildon House, near to Pangbourne, (Berkshire), and his great allegorical painting of the Arts at Knowsley. The later version of Tancred and Erminia is at the Barber Institute in Birmingham. At Rome, in the Colonna and Valentini Palaces, are notable works by him, and one of the private apartments of Prince Doria is decorated by a great series of landscapes in distemper.
Throughout his life he stood aloof from the popular movement of his native school. French art in his day was purely decorative, but in Poussin we find a survival of the impulses of the Renaissance coupled with conscious reference to classic work as the standard of excellence. In general we see his paintings at a great disadvantage: for the color, even of the best preserved, has changed in parts, so that the harmony is disturbed; and the noble construction of his designs can be better seen in engravings than in the original. Among the many who have reproduced his works, Audran, Claudine Stella, Picart and Pesne are the most successful.
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